Cue tip



June 5, 1923. 1,457,729

J. L. DoRscHl-:L

CUE TIP Filed Jan. 25. 1922 ,4 TTORNEYS Patented June 5, 1923.'

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Taima/1mmafmaylcbaemfr' A BevitknownthatIlJoHN L. DbSCE a; citizen; :ofL 'the :Unitedl States; and resident f oreintchenar; in the-Province Onorari@ andiv -Dominionofvk Canada; 5 have 'invented certain new 'useful'f' I iiiprovementsf iri- @nej'rllips,v ofiwhichthe following-is a speci'- cation'. .f" '1:l n y h's invention' relatesV4 to: `tips especially adapted for application'tfo cues.

Affimportanrobjecrfthis-inventionistj provide'a cue tip" :having 'novel n means iwlfl'erer`` by they 'Samej mayv be"`sec`urelf$V connectedA tofL cue'withoutemploying glii'ejand which when applied' `is securely"held' in"`4p`ositionunt1;l worn/out. A l

y. AV'fui'tlier: yollljectiis tol "provide la cileftip which may 'b 'applied in ai 'few seconds and.

ventionilwillfbe appiarentl'durin'g Ythe' course f ofthe followiirgdescription; y 'e ln'the accompanying" drawing; Figure 1'.r is? a 'fragmentary "iptnsp`e'ctive:vr of a "cuej` equipped witlfthe' improyed tipil y Figure v2 isasectionaliviewf'througli' the embodied in the invention. n In the drawing the numeral 5 designates a cue the forward end of which is rabbeted.

as indicated 4at 6 to define an extension adapted to be received within a shallow socket in the rear portion of a head 7. The head 7 may be of hard rubber or. other suitable material and is yprovided with a centrally arranged opening 8 through which a screw or other fastening device 9 extends for detachably securing the head to the forward end of the cue. The head 10- of the screw is received in a counterbored portion of the head 7 and is flush with the headf7'.

The tip consists of a pair 'of sections 12 and 14 of leather or other suitable material, the outer section 12 being somewhat rounded as illustrated in Figure 2 and vconnectedv to the section 14 by an adhesive 16. The connection between the sections 14: and 12 vis more or less permanent and the heads18 of attaching pinsr 2O .are coniined between the sections 12 and 14 whereby the pins 20 are 'pinsQUr are'vlen'te'rfde rasante y 1 `n'cfeftd'Figure'f2',ittivillbetseen that-l tlie 'forward "en'ds of the" f openings v'211 withinv` .which the springjclips yare arranged clips. e `'Ihispermits the -p 20 b '-1. Y. drawn'i without Ttli'pssibilit) offdrawiing the clips out through the forward end of the head. Also by reducing the forward ends of the openings 21 the openings guide the pins 2O into the proper portions of the spring clips. In other words, the forward portionsof the openings 21 are ofa'size'to snugly receive theattaching pins 20.

vWhile the pins 20 hold the tip against lateral movement or displacement atongue and groove connection'mayvbe provided between the tip and the head. and in that case theV lforward portion of the head 7 is provided with annular grooves 36 which receive tongues 37 formed on the inner side of the section 14.

l In use when the tip is connected tothe head 7 by meansof the pins it is lpositively held against .displacement and .remains in place until completely worn out. The tip may be readily removed by simply withdrawing the pins 2O and a new tip maybe readily attached. v The head 7 and spring clips 25 are .inf

tended into said clips and securely engaged thereby whereby to hold said tip in engagement with said head, Y

f2. A cue tip consisting of a head having means wherebyy the same may be secured to .l the forward end of a cue, said head being provided with a plurality oflongitudinally extending openings, spring clips received in said openings, a tip applied to the forward end of said head, fastening pins extended into said fclipsand securely engaged thereby whereby to hold said tip in engagement with s aid head/the forward portions of said openings being reduced to snugly receive said pins and to define shoulders limiting the forward movement of said clips. v

Y 3. A cuetip consisting of a head having means whereby the same may be secured to the forward end of a cue, said head being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending openings, spring clips received in said openings, a tip `applied to the forward end of said Vhea-d, and fastening'pins extended into said clips and securely` engaged therebywhereby to hold said tip in engagement withsaid head, said clips being formed from springpmetal bent to provide yieldable sides engaging the pin, said sides being curved transversely. i

4. A cue tipconsisting of a. head having means .whereby the same may be secured to the forward end of a cue, said head being provided with a plurality of longitudinally extending lopenings, spring clips received in said openings, a t1p applied to the forward end of said head, and fastening pins extended into said clips and securely engaged ythereby wherebycrto hold said tip in engagement with said head, there being a tongue and groove connection between said tip and said head.

5, A cue tip consisting offa body having its `forward portion rabbeted, a head having a shallow socket receiving the forward portion of said'cue, said head being provided with longitudinally extending openings, spring clips extending through saidopenings and contacting with the forward Aends of said cue, the ,forward portion of vsaid openings beingk reduced to provide shoulders engaging the forward ends of said'spring clipsV to limit the forward movement ofthe same, a tip applied to the forward' end of said head, fastening pins'carried by said tip and extending through the reducedzportion of said openingand into said spring clips,

and 'an attaching screw extended through y said head and into said body,'said spring clips lbeing' formed from singlelengths of.,

metal bent between their longitudinal edges to provide ,yieldable sides, said sides being adapted to contact with said pins to hold the pins securely in position.

6,. In a cue, theV combination of ahead,

spring fastening clips carried therebyand having longitudinal openings, a tip .ar ranged at the forward portion of the head, and fastening pins carried by said tipand securely andi detachably received `in, the

longitudinal yopenings in said springlclips.

KAJOHN LUKAfs DoRscH'ErJ. 

